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<P>Deep-fried foods may be causing trouble in the Deep South. A study finds that people who consume a lot of fried foods and drinks like sweet tea and soda were 41 percent more likely to suffer a stroke than people who ate that way about once a month.</P>
<P>Researchers say the study might help explain why blacks in the Southeast suffer more strokes. Blacks were five times more likely than whites to have the Southern dietary pattern.</P>
<P>The diet tied to highest stroke risk was heavy on fried foods, hamburgers, hot dogs, bacon, ham, liver, gizzards and sugary drinks.Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:34:14 +0000The Associated Press24587 at http://apr.orgSouthern Diet, Fried Foods, May Raise Stroke Risk